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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

For discussion of income tax accounting policies and other income tax related information, see Note 2 on page 115, and Note 20 on pages 163 - 166, of our 2014 Form 10-K.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, our effective income tax rate is 36.0%, which approximates the 35.8% effective tax rate for fiscal year 2014.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, our effective income tax rate is 36.9%, which is higher than the 35.8% effective tax rate for fiscal year 2014. The primary factor for the increase in the current year-to-date effective tax rate compared to the prior fiscal year tax rate is that the fiscal year 2014 effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the recognition of prior year state tax refunds, a benefit that is not expected to recur in fiscal year 2015.

As of June 30, 2015, we have not experienced significant changes in our unrecognized tax benefits balances from September 30, 2014.